(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s basketball team (13-3, 5-1 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC conference play on Saturday as it hosted Scottsdale Community College (8-6, 4-2).
The No. 13 ranked Aztecs led from the start as they defeated the Artichokes 67-53 earning their fourth straight win. This was their first meeting since the Artichokes upset the Aztecs in last year’s Region I, Division II Semifinal round.
The Aztecs started the game on a 14-2 run and forced the Artichokes to miss their first nine shots of the game. The Artichokes scored the last five points of the first quarter as Pima led 14-7. The Aztecs held a 35-26 lead at halftime.
The Artichokes closed the gap to 41-32 with 5:17 left in the third quarter but sophomore Mattanaya Vital (Amphitheater HS) provided a spark with back-to-back three-pointers forcing Scottsdale to call timeout. She hit her third 3-pointer of the quarter to give Pima a 53-35 advantage.
The Aztecs went on a 14-3 in the fourth quarter to take their biggest lead of the game at 67-42. Scottsdale scored the final 11 points of the game.
Freshman Kiley Sours-Miller posted a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds as she went 7 for 10 from the field and had two blocks and one steal.
Vital went 4 for 7 from beyond the arc and also finished with 15 points. Freshman Lucy Land contributed with 15 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Freshman Kennedi Niemann finished the game with nine points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals while freshman Melicia Nelson (Window Rock HS) had seven points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals.
The Aztecs will hit the road on Wednesday when they play at Phoenix College in ACCAC conference action. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. The Aztecs beat the Bears 74-65 on Nov. 20 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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